Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–76 Arthur Evans–76 Bart Conner–60 Quentin Tarantino–55 David Koz–55 Kevin Corrigan–49 Mariah Carey–48 Nathan Fillion–47 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–43 Blake McIver Ewing–33 Holliday Grainger–30 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens